A 44-year-old West Palm Beach area man accused of sexual...

A 44-year-old West Palm Beach area man accused of sexual crimes involving seven children for whom his wife baby-sat remained in the Palm Beach County Jail on Sunday night on $10,000 bond.

Sheriff`s deputies charged the man, Robert Karl Appel, 44, of Harth Drive, on Friday night with five counts of sexual battery involving children under 11 and two counts of lewd and lascivious acts, sheriff`s spokesman A.A. ``Mike`` McNamee said Sunday.

McNamee said the charges involved children for whom Appel`s wife baby-sat at the Appel house.

Circuit Court Judge Thomas Sholts set the bond at $10,000 Saturday morning despite a request from Assistant State Attorney Fred Susaneck that it be set at $100,000.